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Common member of the family Loricariidae
 
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Pronounced Lori KARI Iday
Family Common Name Suckermouth Armoured Catfishes
Etymology Lorica, Loricare = cuirass of corslet of leather (a suit of armour made of leather).
Features Rows of armour plating covering body, underslung suckermouth.
Common Names Suckermouth Catfish, Pleco, Bristlenose, Oto, Whiptail
Size Smallest 40mm, largest 225mm, average 109mm, most commonly 88mm. All SL.
Subfamilies There are 3 subfamilies in the database
Species There are 15 "species" in 12 genera in the database
Keepers 1 species ( 6%) are being kept by registered keepers
Breeders 1 "species" ( 6%) are being bred.
Distribution South America

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Hop to next section Subfamilies in Loricariidae (by species)
3.Hypostominae819 species(5460%)
3.Loricariinae226 species(1507%)
3.Hypoptopomatinae34 species(227%)
Hop to next section Top Five Genera (by keepers)
1.Hypancistrus57 species(2 keepers)
2.Ancistrus187 species(0 keepers)
3.Panaqolus46 species(0 keepers)
4.Rineloricaria95 species(0 keepers)
5.Farlowella36 species(0 keepers)
Hop to next section Most Kept Species
1.
Hypancistrus zebraHypancistrus zebra
(100%)
Hop to next section Most Bred Species List
(Alphabetic | Chronological | Most Kept)
1.
Ancistrus sp. `RIO PARAGUAY`Ancistrus sp. `RIO PARAGUAY`
(i:18, k:0, b:12)
2.
Panaqolus maccusPanaqolus maccus
(i:29, k:0, b:10)
3.
Rineloricaria parvaRineloricaria parva
(i:16, k:0, b:8)
4.
Panaqolus claustelliferPanaqolus claustellifer
(i:18, k:0, b:7)
5.
Farlowella vittataFarlowella vittata
(i:40, k:0, b:6)
6.
Ancistrus aguaboensisAncistrus aguaboensis
(i:6, k:0, b:4)
7.
Ancistrus cirrhosusAncistrus cirrhosus
(i:7, k:0, b:4)
8.
Panaqolus albivermisPanaqolus albivermis
(i:43, k:0, b:4)
9.
Rineloricaria beniRineloricaria beni
(i:5, k:0, b:4)
10.
Peckoltia brevisPeckoltia brevis
(i:5, k:0, b:3)
11.
Hypancistrus zebraHypancistrus zebra
(i:55, k:2, b:2)
12.
Ancistrus aff. bolivianusAncistrus aff. bolivianus
(i:3, k:0, b:1)
13.
Ancistrus hoplogenysAncistrus hoplogenys
(i:8, k:0, b:1)
14.
Ancistrus piraretaAncistrus pirareta
(i:9, k:0, b:1)
15.
Hisonotus notatusHisonotus notatus
(i:1, k:0, b:1)